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This May the Inner City Legal Centre
(ICLC), Australia’s first spe cialist
LGBTI legal centre, launched a
charitable foundation (ICLC Foundation) to
seek financial support for its imp ortant work.
Michael Kirby, Patron and strong suppor ter of
the Centre was on hand to launch the foundation.
Speaking at the event Mr Kirby said, “I think this
is a really necessar y, wor thwhile and idealistic
enterprise.
“ What they (ICLC) want to do is to develop
legal information kits, they want to promote
legal education in the community and - this is
an interesting one - they want to have outreach
to rural, remote and regional Australia in
LGBTIQ commun ities.”
Kirby acknowledged the strong support already
shown by the three Trustee directors of the ICLC
Foundation, Kate Mills, Kate Connors and James
Emmett. Kirby commented: “All three of these
people are already committed supporters of the
rights of LGBTI people and their work here ser ves
to underline their commitment and adds weight to
the importance of the ICLC Foundation .”
At the launch of the Foundation, Rob
Wilkins, former Chair and long standing ICLC
board member described the first project being
undertaken, a mini booklet, LGBTIQ? You’ve Got
Legal Rights as being only made possible by funds
provided through the ICLC Foundation . The
pocket-sized booklet outlines legal issues faced
by LGBTIQ people throughout NSW including
discrimination, vilification, fam ily law, having
children, drug laws and police powers, and domestic
violence. Wilkins said “the need for this booklet
emerged from our sur vey of LGBTI legal needs and
our case work and so we know that this information
goes some way to meet crucial needs of marginalised
people in NSW ”.
The Inner City Legal Centre provides free legal
assistance to LGBTI people throughout NSW and
disadvantaged people living in Sydney’s inner city.
Dan Stubbs, Director of the Centre, said “legal
issues faced by LGBTI communities are varied and
sometimes complex so ICLC is seeking to develop
an independent source of funding so that we can
better meet the needs of vulnerable LGBTI people
all over NSW.”
The Inner
City Legal
Centre has
a few staff
and over 50 volunteer lawyers providing advice
sessions on a Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Sue
Bowrey, a volunteer solicitor advising on LGBTI
issues said: “ The issues we advise people on are
quite varied and include discrimination in the
workplace, homophobic attacks in public, same-sex
de facto relationship issues and the impact of new
federal laws treating same sex couples like de facto
heterosexual couples”. As a strong supporter of the
Centre’s work for disadvantaged people, Bowrey
said, “The Foundation gives people the opportunity
to contribute to ICLC’s important work in ways
other than volunteering.”
To find out more about the work of ICLC or to
donate to the ICLC Foundation to support the
Centre’s work go to iclc.org.au/foundation or
call the Centre on 02 9332 1966.
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